7. Ancient Font, formerly in Stratford | 10. Stratford Church . .

19
Church . . . . 16 | 11. John Shakspere's House in Henley
8. Fac-simile of baptismal register of

Street .

. 21
W. Shakspere . . . 17 | 12. Room in the House in Henley Street 23

9. The Church Avenue . . . 18

CHAPTER IV.—THE SCHOOL.

13. Inner Court of the Grammar School 24 | 15. Chapel of the Guild, and Grammar

14. Interior of the Grammar School . 30

School: Street Front . . . 31

CHAPTER V.—THE SCHOOLBOY'S WORLD.

16. Village of Aston Cantlow . . 33 | 17. The Fair .

CHAPTER VII.—KENILWORTH

22. Chimney-piece in Gatehouse, at 24. Entrance to the Hall, Kenilworth . 53

Kenilworth . .

. 51 | 25. Earl of Leicester . . . . 56

23. Queen Elizabeth . . . . 52

25

CHAPTER VIII.-PAGEANTS.

PAGE

. . 57 | 27. St. Mary's Hall, Coventry : Street

I

Front . . . . . 68

CHAPTER IX.—THE FIRESIDE.

28. Fireside in the House in Henley | 29. The Fireside.

Street . . . . .

CHAPTER I.-A CALLING.

31. Stratford Church and Mill. From an original Drawing at the beginning of the last

Century . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . 11

CHAPTER II.—THE PLAYERS AT STRATFORD.

32. The Bailiff's Play . . . . 78 | 33. Thomas Sackville

CHAPTER III.-LIVING IN THE PAST.

34. Guy's Cliff in the 17th Century

35. Tomb of King John, Worcester

36. Bridge at Evesham . .

. 84 | 37. Ancient Statue of Guy at Guy's Cliff 90

87 | 38. St. Mary's Hall: Court Front. . 92

. 89

CHAPTER IV.-YORK AND LANCASTER.

39. St. Mary's Hall : Interior . . 94 | 41. Leicester Abbey

40. Entrance to Warwick Castle . 98

CHAPTER VII.-CHARLCOTE.

47. Charlcote Church . . . . 117 | 49. Charlcote House: from Avenue

48. Deer Barn: Fulbrooke . . . 120 | 50. Charlcote House: from the Avon

121

. 122

CHAPTER IX.-SOLITARY HOURS.

Alveston :.

56. Hampton Lucy: from Road near 59. Old Church of Hampton Lucy

. 137 | 60. A Peep at Charlcote

haricote

.

. .

57, Meadows near Welford . . . 140 61. Below Charlcote . . .

58. Near Alveston . . . . 144 | 62. Near Alveston . . .

.

PAGE

, 145

. 146

. 147

. 149

CHAPTER X.—THE TROTHPLIGHT AND THE WEDDING.

63. Hampton Lucy: Old Church . 150 | 65. House in Charlcote Village .

64. Shottery Cottage . . . . 152

CHAPTER II.-A NEW PLAY.

08. A Play at the Blackfriars . . . . . . .

CHAPTER VI.—THE GLOBE.

77. The Globe Theatre . : .222 79. Seal and Autograph of Susanna

78. Entry in Parish Register of Strat-

Hall .

ford of the Burial of Hamnet 80. Autograph of Judith Shakspere 228

Shakspere . . . . 227 | 81. Lord Southampton . . . 231

. 227

CHAPTER VIII.—DID SHAKSPERE VISIT SCOTLAND.

85. Edinburgh in the 17th Century 2411 87. James the Sixth of Scotland and

86. Dunsinane . . . . . 244

First of England . . .

249

CHAPTER II.—LABOURS AND REWARDS.

91. Hall of the Middle Temple. . 268, 06. William Herbert, Earl of Pembroke 276

92. Interior of the Temple Church. 270 97. Philip Herbert, Earl of Mont-

93. Harefield . . . . . 272

gomery

94. Tenement at Stratford

273 98. Wolsey's Hall, Hampton Court. 278

95. Funeral of Queen Elizabeth · 274 99. Banqueting-House, Whitehall 279

· 277

CHAPTER III.-REST.

100. The Garden of New Place . . 281 105. Signature of Dr. Hall .

295

101. Monument of Sir Thomas Lucy. 289 106. House in the High Street, Strat-

102. The College . . . . 291

ford . . . . .

296

103. Ancient Hall in the College 292 107. Bishopton Chapel

297

104. Fac-simile of entry in Parish 108. Foot-bridge above the Mill . . 298

Register of the Marriage of John

109. Stratford Church . . . . 299

Hall and Susanna Shakspere 295

CHAPTER V.—THE LAST BIRTHDAY.

111. Chancel of Stratford Church . 308 | 115. Fac-simile of entry in Parish

112. Monument of John Combe . . 310

Register of the Burial of Wil-

113. Weston Church . . . . 312

liam Shakspere . . . 316

114. Signature of Thomas Quiney 312

II. SOME POINTS OF SHAKSPERE'S WILL.

117. Fac-simile of Register of the Burial | 119. Ditto of Judith Quiney

of Mrs. Shakspere . . . 323 | 120. Signature of Eliza Barnard

. 323 | 120. Signature

118. Ditto of Susanna Hall . . . 323

III. THE AUTOGRAPHS OF SHAKSPERE.

121. Fac-simile of Autographs, as Frontispiece.

IV. STRATFORD REGISTERS.

V. THE PORTRAITS OF SHAKSPERE.